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. >> reporter: multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. >> he had the arms of a healer and warrior. earning the distinction as a certified medic. >> reporter: sean smith, serving in the air force and then the foreign service. >> he knew the perils of this calling. >> reporter: they loved service and enjoyed adventure, none more than the one-time peace corp volunteer who became the ambassador to a war-torn nation. chris steven's sister spoke about him. >> he spoke about the security but really didn't make a deal of it. he more spoke of how much he enjoyed, you know, the work he was doing. >> he was known not only for his courage, but for his smile. goofy, but contagious, with the california cool. >> reporter: she vowed not to retreat. >> so we will face the future undaunted. >> greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. the flag they served under now carries them home. >> reporter: the president and hillary clinton in a rare public glimpse of shared emotions. today, u.s. officials said there was no prior intelligence about the attack in libya. to
. >> reporter: multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. >> he had the arms of a healer and warrior. earning the distinction as a certified medic. >> reporter: sean smith, serving in the air force and then the foreign service. >> he knew the perils of this calling. >> reporter: they loved service and enjoyed adventure, none more than the one-time peace corp volunteer who became the ambassador to a war-torn nation. chris steven's sister spoke about him. >> he...
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military doctors patched up his son who would say was wounded in iraq years ago, his wife urged him to go. >> she said you have to do it, something took care of your son, now you go take care of somebody else's. >> reporter: his daughter, also a doctor, says she is concerned about her dad's decision to put himself in harm's way for three years, but she is not surprised. >> this is not so much a sacrifice, but a duty he is willing to do. >> i am 35 years into treating civilians, now i am very honored to be able to serve the military and our wounded warriors. >> reporter: one man, extending his commitment to healing, all the way to a war zone. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >>> right now, thank you for joining us, i'm brian williams, we hope to see you later tonight for rock center, 10 eastern, 9 central time. and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. good evening.
military doctors patched up his son who would say was wounded in iraq years ago, his wife urged him to go. >> she said you have to do it, something took care of your son, now you go take care of somebody else's. >> reporter: his daughter, also a doctor, says she is concerned about her dad's decision to put himself in harm's way for three years, but she is not surprised. >> this is not so much a sacrifice, but a duty he is willing to do. >> i am 35 years into treating...
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army vet was injured in iraq. >> we're no different than anyone else. >> reporter: former u.s. army airborne has this advice. >> get up. life is too short to lay down. go get it. >> reporter: a message that everyone, regardless of ability can embrace. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> great story to end on on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. we're back on in prime time tonight with the big speeches of the evening. our coverage begins at 10:00 eastern 7:00 pacific. i'm brian williams, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening, and we hev
army vet was injured in iraq. >> we're no different than anyone else. >> reporter: former u.s. army airborne has this advice. >> get up. life is too short to lay down. go get it. >> reporter: a message that everyone, regardless of ability can embrace. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> great story to end on on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. we're back on in prime time tonight with the big speeches of the evening. our coverage begins at 10:00...
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responding to romney today, david brooks wrote, who are these freeloaders, is it the iraq war veteran who goes to the va? is it a student getting a loan to go to college? most of the government spending are not big government lovers but republicans, senior citizens, mostly white men with high school degrees. >> reporter: in other words, they are romney supporters. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> and just tonight we got the first official reaction from the president to the words of mitt romney. here is a short bit of what president obama said in an appearance for tonight taped on david letterman. >> when i meet republicans, as i'm traveling around the country. they are hardworking family people who care deeply about this country. and my expectation is, if you want to be president, you have to work for everybody, not just for some. >> the president unveiling an outreach to republicans tonight on david letterman. >>> and we are debuting new numbers this evening on this presidential race. our nbc news political director chuck todd in our washington bureau with the results of ou
responding to romney today, david brooks wrote, who are these freeloaders, is it the iraq war veteran who goes to the va? is it a student getting a loan to go to college? most of the government spending are not big government lovers but republicans, senior citizens, mostly white men with high school degrees. >> reporter: in other words, they are romney supporters. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> and just tonight we got the first official reaction from the president to...
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so he became the president throughout -- even talking about iraq, taking our troops out of iraq. he was given a glide path in iraq, but he pulled the troops out. brags about the fact that troops are out. gives a definite date for getting out in afghanistan. what he is doing is telling their allies they can't trust us and also telling others that the u.s. is not a reliable ally. and the fact that you would have the prime minister of israel on this show explaining his relationship with the president of the united states -- we have never had a such a disconnect between the israeli prime minister and the president. >> the prime minister of israel did not describe that as a snub. >> i'm saying it. >> it's ridiculous. the president has been consistent. he's been steady. and he set real progress and policy wins in the middle east. this is a seriously deeply rooted phenomenon, the arab spring, that will be unfolding for a long time. the last thing we need is to start making quick emotionally charged decisions. we need consistent steady leadership like the president has shown. >> there is
so he became the president throughout -- even talking about iraq, taking our troops out of iraq. he was given a glide path in iraq, but he pulled the troops out. brags about the fact that troops are out. gives a definite date for getting out in afghanistan. what he is doing is telling their allies they can't trust us and also telling others that the u.s. is not a reliable ally. and the fact that you would have the prime minister of israel on this show explaining his relationship with the...
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the wars in iraq and afghanistan were paid by borrowing and increasing the national debt. stopping the war doesn't free up any new money. this claim about obama's jobs record raised questions. >> here is another job score. president obama plus 4.5 million. congressional republicans, zero. >> reporter: it's true since january 2010 the economy has gained over 4.5 million private sector jobs. but mr. obama had already been president for a year by then when the economy was hemorrhaging jobs. if you begin counting when he took office, it's a net gain of about 415,000 jobs. vice president joe biden actually got that right last night by including the time span. >> we sense created 4.5 million private sector jobs in the past 29 months. >> reporter: but biden went out on a limb with this charge. >> they're not prepared to do anything about the debt if it contained even $1, i'm not exaggerating, or one cent in new taxes for millionaires. >> reporter: in fact, several republican plans from john boehner to pat toomey included tax increases for wealthy americans, but bipartisan negotia
the wars in iraq and afghanistan were paid by borrowing and increasing the national debt. stopping the war doesn't free up any new money. this claim about obama's jobs record raised questions. >> here is another job score. president obama plus 4.5 million. congressional republicans, zero. >> reporter: it's true since january 2010 the economy has gained over 4.5 million private sector jobs. but mr. obama had already been president for a year by then when the economy was hemorrhaging...
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four years ago, i promised to end the war in iraq. we did. [ cheers and applause ] i promised to refocus on the terrorist who actually attacked us on 9/11, and we have. we have blunted the taliban's momentum in afghanistan, and in 2014, our longest war will be over. [ cheers and applause ] a new tower rises above the new york skyline. al qaeda is on the path to defeat and osama bin laden is dead. [ cheers and applause ]3 c1 tonight we pay tribute to the americans who still serve in harm's way. we are forever in debt to a generation who sacrificed and has made this country safer and more respected. we will never forget you. and so long as i'm commander in chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. when you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you have served us, because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job or a roof over their heads or the care that they need when they come home. [ cheers and applause ] around the world, we've strengthened old alliances and forged
four years ago, i promised to end the war in iraq. we did. [ cheers and applause ] i promised to refocus on the terrorist who actually attacked us on 9/11, and we have. we have blunted the taliban's momentum in afghanistan, and in 2014, our longest war will be over. [ cheers and applause ] a new tower rises above the new york skyline. al qaeda is on the path to defeat and osama bin laden is dead. [ cheers and applause ]3 c1 tonight we pay tribute to the americans who still serve in harm's way....
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the reconstruction or creation of democracy in iraq and afghanistan still troubled, inadequate, insufficient sheriff's departmentally resourced all kinds -- insufficiently issued and still using the same rhetoric who wants to persuade us to lead this nation forward. >> without illiciting any specifics or the ones he has mentioned are basically the same as president obama if we're talking about red lines and so forth, martin made the important point when you look at brass tacks and what the president has done when you look at counter terrorism he has been as aggressive as bush/cheney. >> more so. >> this is one of those cases where the partisan label is all that matters. if president obama were a republican, they would be thrilled to have him on foreign affairs. >> right. >> no question. they couldn't imagine a better president in their dreams than he's been and that's in part why he's taken the mantle away from the republicans in terms of the earn that americans most trust when it comes to foreign policy. that said, i agree with a lot of what's been said, i think this is a wild card for both
the reconstruction or creation of democracy in iraq and afghanistan still troubled, inadequate, insufficient sheriff's departmentally resourced all kinds -- insufficiently issued and still using the same rhetoric who wants to persuade us to lead this nation forward. >> without illiciting any specifics or the ones he has mentioned are basically the same as president obama if we're talking about red lines and so forth, martin made the important point when you look at brass tacks and what...
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question whether he would vote for the war, knowing what you know today, would you vote for the war in iraq, that became the question for every democrat, it's a disaster russ way to run up to the final stages of any election. >> and i agree with richard about the debates. i think that the, you know, romney's one knock-out punch in the debates from being back in the race. when did we see him have a knock-out punch? there's a bigger issue that the comments of the senators and governors allude to, nate silver has a column about the what he projects is the odds of the democrats holding on to control of the senate. he projected that, in august, at 39%, it's now over 70%. incredible shift in a very short time. a lot of that has to do with local circumstances and local races and candidates. it's certainly not helped by the lack of a strong, clear candidate at the top of the party. >> this point that you're both making about why has romney become an albatross on the party before he's even gotten to the debates, before the country's been introduced to him the country's paid attention. look at favora
question whether he would vote for the war, knowing what you know today, would you vote for the war in iraq, that became the question for every democrat, it's a disaster russ way to run up to the final stages of any election. >> and i agree with richard about the debates. i think that the, you know, romney's one knock-out punch in the debates from being back in the race. when did we see him have a knock-out punch? there's a bigger issue that the comments of the senators and governors...
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the war in iraq is over. americanop h c home. we've begun a transition in afghanistan and america and our allies will end our war on schedule in 2014. al qda's been weakened. tionha c then laden's no more lock down nuclear materials and america and russia are reducing our arsenals. we have seen hard choices made from cairo to put more power in the hands ofti. t o economic challenge, the word has come together to broaden prosperity. through the g-20, we have panered with emerging countries to keep the word on the path of recovery. america's pursued a development eaepnc and worked grohnd with african leaders to help them feed their nations. new partnerships have been forced to combat corruption and promote government that is open and transparent and new commitments have been made to ensure women and girls can pursue politics. and later today i'll discuss human traffic. all these things give me hope but whatives mehe mtope otheiof us, not the actions of leaders, it's the people that i've seen. the american troops who have risked the
the war in iraq is over. americanop h c home. we've begun a transition in afghanistan and america and our allies will end our war on schedule in 2014. al qda's been weakened. tionha c then laden's no more lock down nuclear materials and america and russia are reducing our arsenals. we have seen hard choices made from cairo to put more power in the hands ofti. t o economic challenge, the word has come together to broaden prosperity. through the g-20, we have panered with emerging countries to...
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army vet was injured in iraq. >> we're no different than anyone else. >> reporter: a former u.s. army airborne has this advice. >> get up. life is too short to lay down. go get it. >> reporter: a message that everyone, regardless of ability, can embrace. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> great story to end on on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. we're back on in prime time tonight with the big speeches of the evening, including the first lady. our coverage begins at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. and we hope you can hear us even better. good night from charlotte. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com patrol cars and -- the very latest on that shooting that's left a chp officer in critical condition and a suspect dead. >>> so many have been hoping and waiting for, a firefighter who went into a coma from a heart attack battling a blaze last week has opened his eyes today.
army vet was injured in iraq. >> we're no different than anyone else. >> reporter: a former u.s. army airborne has this advice. >> get up. life is too short to lay down. go get it. >> reporter: a message that everyone, regardless of ability, can embrace. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> great story to end on on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. we're back on in prime time tonight with the big speeches of the evening, including the first lady....
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army vet was injured in iraq. >> we're no different than anyone else. >> reporter: former u.s. army airborne has this advice. >> get up. life is too short to lay down. go get it. >> reporter: a message that everyone, regardless of ability can embrace. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> great story to end on on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. we're back on in prime time tonight with the big speeches of the evening. including the first lady. our coverage begins at 10:00 eastern 7:00 pacific. i'm brian williams, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening, and we hope you can hear us even better. good night from charlotte. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com prcandidate is more likely toion return us to full employment. this is a clear choice. the republican plan is to cut more taxes on upper-income... people and go back to deregulation. that's what got us in trouble in the first place. president obama has a plan to rebuild america from...
army vet was injured in iraq. >> we're no different than anyone else. >> reporter: former u.s. army airborne has this advice. >> get up. life is too short to lay down. go get it. >> reporter: a message that everyone, regardless of ability can embrace. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> great story to end on on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. we're back on in prime time tonight with the big speeches of the evening. including the first lady. our...
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they abetted the killing of american soldiers in iraq and continue to do so in afghanistan. before that iranian proxies killed hundreds of american troops in beirut and in saudi arabia. they've turned lebanon and gaza into terror strongholds imbedded a hundred missiles and rockets in civilian areas. thousands of these rockets and missiles have already been fired at israeli communities by their terrorist proxies. in the last year they've spread their international terror networks to two dozen countries across five continents from indian thailand to kenya and bulgaria. they've even plotted to blow up a restaurant a few blocks from the white house in order to kill a diplomat. of course, iran's rulers repeatedly deny the holocaust and call for israel's destruction almost on a daily basis as they did again this week from the general -- from the united nations. so i ask you, given this record of iranian aggression without nuclear weapons, just imagine iranian aggression with nuclear weapons. imagine their long-range missiles tipped with nuclear warhea warheads, their terror networ
they abetted the killing of american soldiers in iraq and continue to do so in afghanistan. before that iranian proxies killed hundreds of american troops in beirut and in saudi arabia. they've turned lebanon and gaza into terror strongholds imbedded a hundred missiles and rockets in civilian areas. thousands of these rockets and missiles have already been fired at israeli communities by their terrorist proxies. in the last year they've spread their international terror networks to two dozen...
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he served with dings in iraq and worked in afghanistan. and there in benghazi as he tended to others, he laid down his life. loyal as always, protecting his friends. today glen is home. tyrone woods devoted 20 years of his life to the seals. the consummate quiet professional. the salty -- he served in iraq and afghanistan and there in benghazi he was far from dorothy and tyrone junior, hunter and little kai. and he laid down his life as he would have for them protecting his friends. and today, tyrone is home. sean smith it seems went to serve first in the air force and then with you at the state department. he knew the perils of this calling from his time in baghdad. there in benghazi far from home he surely thought of heather and samantha and nathan and he laid down his life in service to us all. today, sean is home. chris stephens was everything america could want in an ambassador as the whole country has come to see. how he first went to the region as a young man in the peace corp. how during the revolution he arrived in libya on that c
he served with dings in iraq and worked in afghanistan. and there in benghazi as he tended to others, he laid down his life. loyal as always, protecting his friends. today glen is home. tyrone woods devoted 20 years of his life to the seals. the consummate quiet professional. the salty -- he served in iraq and afghanistan and there in benghazi he was far from dorothy and tyrone junior, hunter and little kai. and he laid down his life as he would have for them protecting his friends. and today,...
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, here's what i'd say -- when i took office we were losing nearly 800,000 jobs a month and mired in iraq. today i believe that as a nation we are moving forward again. >> yesterday in ohio, governor mney also seemedo be i a hhimself. morning rally he condemned the affordable care act as government invasion. >> he also thinks that the government can do a better job than you in the way you live your life and obama care is point number one. nt p bureaucrats between you and your doctor, believes the government should tell you what kind of insurance you have to have. >> the very same day, specifically eight hours and 15 minus later, romney made the case for, wait for it, the tghthai as ature piece of well, we've talked about my record of massachusetts, don't forget, i got everybody in my state insured. 100% of the kids in our state have health insurance. i don't think there's anything that shows more empathy and care about the people of this country than tha kind of record. >> ye titt romney making the case for government-sponsored health care, the one part of his record he wasn't supposed to
, here's what i'd say -- when i took office we were losing nearly 800,000 jobs a month and mired in iraq. today i believe that as a nation we are moving forward again. >> yesterday in ohio, governor mney also seemedo be i a hhimself. morning rally he condemned the affordable care act as government invasion. >> he also thinks that the government can do a better job than you in the way you live your life and obama care is point number one. nt p bureaucrats between you and your doctor,...
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troops are indeed out of iraq. >> i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended. operation "iraqi freedom" is over and the iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country. >> in afghanistan, he stepped up troop levels, unleashed drone strikes in pakistan and yemen and rounded up top terrorists including the one whose attack started a decade of war. >> tonight i can report to the american people and to the world that the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children. >> yet with all of these successes, republicans are still trotting out the same line of criticism that the president has not been a strong leader on the international stage. >> unfortunately, for four years, for four years, we've drifted away from our proudest traditions of global leadership. traditions that are truly bipartisan. we've let the challenges we face both at home and abroad become much harder to solve. >> joining us now
troops are indeed out of iraq. >> i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended. operation "iraqi freedom" is over and the iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country. >> in afghanistan, he stepped up troop levels, unleashed drone strikes in pakistan and yemen and rounded up top terrorists including the one whose attack started a decade of war. >> tonight i can report to the american people and to the world that...
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their activities in iraq have been very negative for a number of years. they were the ones supporting many of these militia groups, the same militia groups they were supporting that prime minister maliki opposed and opposed at some political cost to himself within the shia community. so i think the iranians continue to be very aggressive on the ground in iraq and now they're aggressive in the overflight. now we've known for some years that iraq does not control its air space. it does not have, you know, interceptor aircraft that can go up and take care of its air space. so there is a definite problem there. and i'm sure it is something that's going to move very much to the top of the agenda in trying to deal with. >> chris hill, thanks so much. as always. and we'll be right back with more politics. the romney campaign, is it looking for a re-set button? or . i love new technology, so when i heard that american express and twitter were teaming up, i was pretty interested. turns out you just sync your american express card securely to your twitter account,
their activities in iraq have been very negative for a number of years. they were the ones supporting many of these militia groups, the same militia groups they were supporting that prime minister maliki opposed and opposed at some political cost to himself within the shia community. so i think the iranians continue to be very aggressive on the ground in iraq and now they're aggressive in the overflight. now we've known for some years that iraq does not control its air space. it does not have,...
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first lady honored the fallen, visiting the special section reserved for service members killed in iraq and afghanistan. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington on a day that gives every american pause reflecting on the great loss and our country's resolve. today president obama told service members that the deadly attacks will strengthen and connect us for decades to come. >> when the history books are written, the true legacy of 9/11 will not be one of fear or hate, or division, it will be a safer world, a stronger nation, and a people more united than ever before. >> let's turn to our team here at home and oversees. nbc's ron allen in new york. nbc chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski and atia abawi in kabul. first to you at ground zero, talk about the feelings, the memorial, the ceremonies today. >> well, andrea, each commemoration, each anniversary is unique and different, powerful and special, and this one certainly was as well. it was smaller, more intimate, more private and less public if you will, although certainly open to the public. about a thousand peop
first lady honored the fallen, visiting the special section reserved for service members killed in iraq and afghanistan. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington on a day that gives every american pause reflecting on the great loss and our country's resolve. today president obama told service members that the deadly attacks will strengthen and connect us for decades to come. >> when the history books are written, the true legacy of 9/11 will not be one of fear or hate, or...
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photos from an american run prison in iraq called abu ghraib. they showed the prisoners being mistreated horribly and bizarrely. sexual humiliation, obvious physical abuse, sexual assault. prisoners being menaced by dogs, it was just obscene and medieval. and it was americans who were doing it. ultimately, 11 soldiers were charged and convicted. the commanding general in charge of prisons in iraq was demoted. but that was it. donald rumsfeld stayed, bush got re-elected. the war went on for another seven years before we got a new president who ended it. as much as we may have just decided to move on from all that and consign it to the way we think of the bush era, which is over, there has been all these years one element of abu ghraib that could not really just be over. and it was this. these are army reservists, we have blurred both faces, but army reservists on the top of the screen, army reservists were prosecuted posing with a dead man. the same man appears a few dichlt times in the photo dossier from abu ghraib. he got described as the icema
photos from an american run prison in iraq called abu ghraib. they showed the prisoners being mistreated horribly and bizarrely. sexual humiliation, obvious physical abuse, sexual assault. prisoners being menaced by dogs, it was just obscene and medieval. and it was americans who were doing it. ultimately, 11 soldiers were charged and convicted. the commanding general in charge of prisons in iraq was demoted. but that was it. donald rumsfeld stayed, bush got re-elected. the war went on for...
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went to iraq. and that relationship did not get off to a good footing. >> you owheinat gave vice president biden the lead for iraq policy. when it came to the big decisions, president obama had to get engaged. i found it string that during this whole negotiation over keeping troops in iraq,e talked by the secure deoconferences that they do. he talked to prime minister maliki twice. president obama, for him, iraq was a mh more importa priority rightly or wrongly and he was engaged on a weekly basis. i do think that had an eect on iri tihe was an extraordinary request that president obama made to the president of iraq to resign his position to make way for another person. it's hard to make that kind of request when you don't have an ongoing relationship with your aq counterparts. >> the book is "endgame." thank you for being here. jim miklaszewski, thank you as well. when we come back, pl simon u'ch"morng joe" brewed by starbucks. even better than we did before ♪ yeah prep yourself america we're ba
went to iraq. and that relationship did not get off to a good footing. >> you owheinat gave vice president biden the lead for iraq policy. when it came to the big decisions, president obama had to get engaged. i found it string that during this whole negotiation over keeping troops in iraq,e talked by the secure deoconferences that they do. he talked to prime minister maliki twice. president obama, for him, iraq was a mh more importa priority rightly or wrongly and he was engaged on a...
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when it comes to executing our wars in iraq and ending that war and in afghanistan and i think the reason romney is losing so much on foreign policy on who's a stronger leader is because he can't articulate a vision for this country that would put us a in a safer and secure place. >> i'm anxious to see the polls after we get through this week because there's no way any american who has been watching the news and the situation we're in as a result of this emergency is going to have more support for the current president on foreign policy. >> alice are you satisfied because a lot of conservatives are not, with the way mitt romney has handled these foreign challenges this week? >> well, foreign challenges this week? >> i'm certainly satisfied with the fact that he stood up and denounced the administration for sympathizing with those who breached our embassy. we had to wait 15 hours to get an official response from the president on this. >> there was no sympathy from the white house. or the state department for those who -- >> the initial statement was sympathy towards those that breached our
when it comes to executing our wars in iraq and ending that war and in afghanistan and i think the reason romney is losing so much on foreign policy on who's a stronger leader is because he can't articulate a vision for this country that would put us a in a safer and secure place. >> i'm anxious to see the polls after we get through this week because there's no way any american who has been watching the news and the situation we're in as a result of this emergency is going to have more...